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king cobra
noun
- a cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, that grows to a length of more than 15 feet (5 meters): the largest of the venomous snakes.
king cobra
noun
- a very large venomous tropical Asian elapid snake, Ophiophagus hannah, that feeds on snakes and other reptiles and extends its neck into a hood when alarmed Also calledhamadryad
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Word History and Origins
Origin of king cobra1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Sata, who was known as King Cobra because of his sharp tongue, was thought to have been seriously ill for some time.
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The glimpses I got of it showed it to be the terrible king-cobra.
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I kept its skin as a companion to the king-cobra we had killed in Buxa.
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For the thing that glinted softly was a golden bracelet with the figure of a king-cobra wrought in heavy relief upon it.
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What says King Cobra, then—Cobra and the others—crawling destroyers?
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As well as he could judge the king-cobra was more than seventeen feet long.
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